ADB Annual Report 2003
Asian Development Bank | April 2004
Abstract
The 2003 Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Board of Governors reviews ADB's operations, projects, internal administration, financial management, and funding. The report also contains chapters on regional highlights, economic developments, and a special section on law and institutional reform. The report includes the complete financial statements, a statistical annex, and appendixes.
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Asian Development Bank. 2004. ADB Annual Report 2003. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1064. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
306-8370
Keywords
Aid And Development
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Natural resources policy
Educational development
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Economic development projects
Development banks
Economic forecasting
Environmental auditing
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
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